Delegation Vital to a Business’ Growth

One of the harder chores that a business owner faces is delegation. While there may be immediate gratification when someone takes a task off your overwhelmingly full plate, the fact is that once you feel the relief, you may very well begin to question whether it has been done as well as you expected, as fast as you could do it, or even done right.
No one can do everything alone. We know that intellectually. But whether we can accept it personally is another step. Delegation is vital to the growth of a business. It is also important in developing the sills and abilities of your staff. It allows you to groom your staff for higher-level positions and to take increasing important roles in decision-making.
While delegation, the assignment of part of your work, is the reason you add staff, often we don’t fully understand that with delegation also must come authority and accountability. Three steps are generally needed for the delegation process to be successful.
First you must assign responsibility to someone. You must ask someone to do a job or perform a task.
Second, you must give that person the authority, the power, to accomplish the task or job. This may include the power to get specific information, order supplies, authorize expenditure and make some decisions.
Finally, you must create accountability, the obligation to accomplish the task. (Note that while you can create accountability – you cannot delegate it away. You remain accountable to your business. If your staff fails to complete the job – you are accountable.)
Communication, good communication, is the key to successful delegation. First you have to know what you want to accomplish and you need to clearly communicate the task or project. If there are any absolutes you also need to let you staff know what they are and how these absolutes must be accomplished. You need to think of the tools (including information) the person will need and let them know where they can access these tools. You should be very clear about the expected outcomes, deadlines and deliverables.
And then you need to get out of the way. And remember, it is always a learning process. If you cannot afford mistakes, you cannot avoid training. Set your staff up for success, not failure.
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I Need a Professional Brand to Graduate!?

The short answer… yes! Creating a professional image and a personal brand is something that will stick with you throughout your whole life, so why not establish your greatness now!?
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When we think of branding and image, it is typical to think of corporations and businesses, not ourselves! However, scoring your first interview, internship, or job relies heavily on your professional image and what brand you are bringing to the table. Here are 4 themes to keep in mind:
Differentiation– What makes you stand out from the rest? What will motivate a company to hire you over the next candidate? What are your strengths and how do you express them? Being different is good! Having different experiences that align with your goals and values strengthen your brand over those who do the same thing as the next candidate.
Clarity– Be clear in how you dress, act, and speak; all of which should align with your who you are and your values. Expressing clarity through your actions helps establish a sense of trust among co-workers, employers, and other pieces to your professional life. Being clear in your branding will help people know what to expect from you. Think of Barney from How I Met Your Mother. He is very clear in his personal image- you never see him without a suit on!
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Authenticity– Being authentic also helps establish trust among the people you surround yourself with.  Think about times when it is difficult to be authentic in your image and brand. Why is this so? What is causing an inauthentic presentation of yourself to come forward? Not being your true self and not having your behavior reflect your values, beliefs, and goals can create a contradicting image to your true self and your brand. If you are not your authentic self, the other pieces will not fall into place!
Consistency– The other themes do not matter if you are not consistent across the board with who you are and what your brand/ image is! This way, people will know what they can expect from you and your work ethic. Think about a brand like Apple. They have been consistent with their innovation, consistent in their branding for their products, and consistent in their messaging about their services. When purchasing an Apple product, you know exactly what you will get.  When you are consistent with your message, your professional image and personal brand are at their peak!
These themes can shine through your resume, LinkedIn profile, networking skills, your professional dress, and how well you interview. There is not one piece of your professional life that won’t be affected by maintaining a strong brand and professional image. Also, don’t forget the impact social media can have on your professional image! Remember the time when Amanda Bynes’ professional image was tarnished all through social media? If you wouldn’t want grandma to see it, don’t post it! Make an appointment with the Career Center today to begin to establish your brand and professional image!
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Get the Most Out of Your Work Benefits

When you began working for a new employer, you were likely handed a large pile of information or employee handbook that detailed benefits along with work hours, expectations, company mission, and policies. If you were lucky, an experienced Human Resources professional held an orientation explaining the benefit options. Even when employers handle this part of onboarding well, it’s a lot to take in. It’s not surprising that many employees don’t take full advantage of their benefits. In fact, the  Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that while 70% of American workers have access to medical and retirement benefits through their workplace, as few as 52% participate in those benefit programs.
Can you afford to leave thousands of dollars on the table? For example, employer-offered retirement savings accounts provide the ability to deposit money regularly, pre-tax, into an account that builds for retirement. Not only do you reduce your current taxable income by the amount you deposit, resulting in a higher percentage of take-home pay, but you may be missing out on an employer match, leaving free money on the table.
Benefits are intended to be just that: a perk your employer offers that saves you money, time, or incentivizes you to remain as an employee. Benefits may take the form of flexible spending, educational or transportation savings accounts, health, life and disability insurance, wellness initiatives, employee assistance programs, educational stipends, discounted or free products from your employer or community partners, a concierge or errand service, transit passes, parking permits, telecommuting, vacation, sick leave, or anything else a creative employer can imagine.
If you are unsure what you may be leaving on the table, ask your HR department for information. Many employers have an annual open enrollment period so find out when that happens. Then do the background research to make sure you sign up for everything relevant. New to the professional world? Learn more with the DU Young Professionals on September 19 at 6:30 and hear from Lloyd Moore, Director of Benefits for the University of Denver, on Maximizing Your Employer’s Benefits.
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Design Thinking: More Than a Buzz Word

very so often, a new buzz word starts circulating through corporations and lately the term, “Design Thinking” has been everywhere. We start hearing about it on the news, perhaps someone shares an article on Facebook and suddenly your manager is encouraging you to incorporate this “design thinking” methodology into your next project. But what exactly is it? And how do you employ it in your very non-graphic designer job?
In their book, “Designing for Growth,” Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie have this to say about design thinking: “[it] is actually a systematic approach to problem solving. It starts with customers and the ability to create a better future for them. It acknowledges that we probably won’t get that right the first time. It does not require supernatural powers. This kind of design is absolutely safe to try at home.” Design thinking is essentially a way for managers and their teams to problem solve, brainstorm and test in a more dynamic and comprehensive way. It requires empathy, invention, and iteration. And it requires that you be comfortable with some conversations that don’t always end with clear, concise outcomes but rather will lead to some messy ideas that require continual workshopping. There are four questions typically asked when employing design thinking, and a number of tools that are associated with each.
  1. What Is?
    Sometimes you need to get a lay of the land and figure out exactly what is going on and help frame the problem you are trying to solve. Common tools used during the “What Is” phase of design thinking are: visualization, journey mapping, value chain analysis and mind mapping. These tools all help you and your team get a pulse on how customers see your product or find a cohesive vision for new services and tasks.
  2. What If?
    One of the more creative phases of design thinking, asking “What If” allows you to pose hypothetical ideas that can eventually be designed, evaluated and put to market. During the What If phase, group leaders will employ traditional brainstorming activities but also utilize what is known as concept development, where you chose the best ideas from a brainstorm and evaluate them. These activities give your team the freedom to suggest brave or crazy ideas—but provides framework to then develop them into realistic plans.
  3. What Wows?
    Determining “What Wows” has you testing your new ideas. It is the evaluative phase where you put your new ideas out to groups to determine whether or not they’re appealing and sustainable. Design thinking leaders will employ assumption testing and rapid prototyping to get products into the market for testing. The goal is show how new products not only improve upon weaker ones, but offer better features as well.
  4. What Works?
    After you’ve brainstormed, developed and tested you have to determine what actually works. It could be the time to celebrate a big accomplishment or to acknowledge that this particular idea wasn’t a home run. Teams do this by engaging in customer co-creation and a learning launch, where you partner with customers to finalize products and determine their viability.
This is just the tip of the design thinking iceberg but hopefully it’s clear what a valuable tool it can be in developing and testing new ideas. If you are interested and would like to know more about it, join the Alumni Professional Development team for their Design Thinking event on Tuesday, April 18 at 6:30pm in the Driscoll Student Center Gallery. For more information and to register, click here.
Definitions taken from “Designing for Growth” by Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie, Copyright 2011 Columbia University Press.
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Resources for Specific Industries

Agriculture/Small Farm

Massage

Construction

Green Businesses

Food

Arts/Handcrafted Goods

Landscaping

Non-Profit

Real Estate

Restaurant

Retail

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After Studying Science, Business and Health, Alumna Megan Resnick Lands Her Ideal Job

This fall will be the first time in eight years that Megan Resnick hasn’t been a student at UVM. With three college degrees under her belt from UVM—a B.S. in molecular genetics, an MBA, and a master of public health—the Burlington resident is now a quality improvement project liaison at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, where she is focusing on healthcare literacy, costs, and access.
We talked to Megan about working in public health, the importance of wellness initiatives, and why she’s intrigued by the combination of business and healthcare.

How did you go from an MBA degree to enrolling in a public health program?

The combination of business and healthcare has always interested me. Healthcare is a unique industry as standard consumerism does not apply. However, it is still critically important to control costs to ensure everyone can get efficient, effective, and affordable care.
My interest in healthcare and specifically public health increased throughout my MBA studies, during which I was able to take healthcare electives such as Policy, Organization, and Financing in Healthcare and Strategic Planning. At this time, UVM was working diligently to get the public health program up and running, so I eventually enrolled.

How has the UVM public health program enhanced your career?

The UVM Master of Public Health program provided a foundation of knowledge in areas such as epidemiology and public health policy, as well as an in depth understanding of healthcare reform specific to Vermont. I regularly draw from public health concepts I learned through this program in my professional life, and my biostatistics textbook even sits on my desk at work.

What are some of your day-to-day responsibilities at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont?

As a quality improvement project liaison, I work internally and externally with providers and employer groups to ensure our members are receiving appropriate care when and where they need it. Our goal is to identify and knock down a variety of barriers to quality care such as cost, access, and health literacy.
I’m also a certified wellness culture coach and, in my opinion, this is one of the biggest areas of opportunity in healthcare reform. Through wellness initiatives, we can try to help create sustainable behavior changes. It is important for individuals with conditions, such as high cholesterol, to get their cholesterol checked; but it is behavior changes, such as exercising and healthy eating habits, that are going to alter the results. I could not ask for a better place to work.

Why would you recommend the UVM public health program?

The UVM public health program is fantastic. The courses are interesting and relevant and the professors are very engaged. I really appreciated that this is an online program because it made it possible for me to balance working full time and being a student. At the same time, being at UVM meant that I could talk to my professors face-to-face when I needed.

What made you return to UVM for your two master degrees?

I never left, in fact this will be my first fall semester not registering for courses at UVM since 2008. I had a wonderful undergraduate experience and it didn’t really cross my mind to continue my graduate education anywhere else.

UVM Management Program Gives Alumna the Tools to Lead

A job promotion gave Heather D’Arcy more responsibilities and a leadership role. To help her succeed in her new position, she knew she needed the right training to effectively run a department and manage a team.
The UVM alumna, who graduated with a degree in animal sciences in 2008, is program operations director at EnSave, Inc., an agricultural energy-efficiency company in Richmond, Vermont, that helps clients from around the country. Her job responsibilities as director include overseeing successful delivery of EnSave’s programs, monitoring and tracking each program’s goals and deliverables, supervising front-line program managers, and developing strategies for improvement.
Last fall, Heather enrolled in UVM’s Leadership and Management Professional Certificate Program, which helped her navigate her role as a director. We talked to Heather about what makes a good leader and lessons learned in her career.

Why did you choose to enroll in the Leadership and Management Program?

I enrolled because I was promoted fairly quickly first to manager and then to director with no leadership or management education. I requested additional training from the owners of EnSave so that I could better perform my duties and run a successful department.

In your opinion, what are some qualities that make a successful manager?

The ability to see the big picture and understand how small decisions affect the big picture. Also knowing how to keep track of your own tasks and the tasks you’ve assigned to others, and how to provide feedback in a positive way so that employees understand what they’re doing well and what they can improve upon.

Can you share some lessons you’ve learned in your career?

You will not get your dream job right out of school or probably even several years out of school. But you should think about what you need to get that dream job and look for positions where you can develop skills and build experience.
You’re also not going to get paid the big bucks in your first few jobs. It takes time to gain the knowledge and experience required to earn a higher salary.
Also, appreciate the small victories, seek constructive criticism, work to improve your skills, and make sure you enjoy the people you work with.

Why would you recommend the Leadership and Management program?

The program provides a diverse learning experience. There are many different lecturers, which is extremely beneficial because there is an expert in each seminar and you can hear a variety of opinions. Particularly if you haven’t taken other leadership courses, the UVM program offers information you can use to enhance your management skills.
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Indian Delegation at Berlinale 2020 discusses collaboration with Jerusalem International Film Festival

On the second day of Berlinale 2020, the Indian delegation met with a number of representatives from the Global Film industry who expressed their interest in working with India and keenness to participate for the 51st IFFI International Film Festival of India

The Delegation met with Mr Lior Sasson, Head of Operations (Israel Film Fund) and Artistic Director of Israeli Pavilion, Ministry of Culture and Sports, State of Israel. Mr Sasson expressed interest in exploring opportunities fir future collaboration with IFFI 2020. The two sides also discussed scope of working together to showcase India as a focus country at the Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel and their participation at IFFI 2020.

The Delegation had a meeting with Ms Makhosazana Khanyile, Chief Executive Officer, National Film & Video Foundation of South Africa (NFVF). During the meeting, Ms Khanyile expressed her willingness to work with India on animation, Gaming and VR/ AR sector and IFFI. She also emphasised on developing strategies with India on exchange of skills, both digital and gaming. National Film Development Corporation (NFDC, India) has a co-production treaty with NFVF.

 

Indian Delegation also interacted with Ms Wendy Bendred, Right Stuff; Mr Claas Danielsen, CEO, MDM Online (German Film development board and Film Fund); Ms Mukhlisa Azizova, Chairman of Uzbekistan National Film Commission; Mr Mathew Takata, Senior Manager Feature projects international, Sundance Film Institute and Mr Marc Baschet, Co-producer, Movie – Lunchbox and representatives of Spain, among others.

The Indian Pavilion at Berlinale has been organized by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in association with Confederation of Indian Industry. Over 40 Indian film companies are participating at Berlinale 2020.

 

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Cabinet Secretary chairs high level review meeting on COVID19

Cabinet Secretary chaired a high level meeting to review the status, actions taken and preparedness of States/UTs regarding management of Novel Coronavirus (COVID19), here today. Secretaries of Health and Family Welfare, Civil Aviation, Defence, Information & Broadcasting, DG AFMS and representatives from External Affairs, Home Affairs, Bureau of Immigration, ITBP and Army were also present.

After a detailed review, in addition to the universal screening as per earlier advisories, universal screening at airports is now being planned for flights from Kathmandu, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia.

Also, in furtherance to the travel advisory issued earlier, citizens are advised to avoid all non-essential travel to Singapore.

As on date, 21,805 passengers have been brought under community surveillance. In addition, 3,97,152 flight passengers and 9,695 travellers at sea ports have been screened.

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PM-KISAN Scheme completes one year on February 24, 2020

24th February, 2020 is the 1st anniversary of starting of a new Central Sector Scheme, namely, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN). The scheme was started with a view to augment the income of the farmers by providing income support to all landholding farmers’ families across the country, to enable them to take care of expenses related to agriculture and allied activities as well as domestic needs. Under the Scheme an amount of Rs.6000/- per year is transferred in three 4-monthly installments of Rs.2000/- directly into the bank accounts of the farmers, subject to certain exclusion criteria relating to higher income status. The Scheme was formally launched on 24th February, 2019 by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at a grand function at Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

 

The scheme is effective from 1.12.2018. The cut-off date for identification of beneficiaries with regard to their eligibility is 1.2.2019. The entire responsibility of identification of beneficiaries rests with the State / UT Governments. An exclusive web-portal www.pmkisan.gov.in has been launched for the Scheme. The financial benefits are released to the beneficiaries on the basis of the data of farmers prepared and uploaded by them on the PM-Kisan web-portal.

 

The Scheme initially provided income support to all Small and Marginal Farmers’ families across the country, holding cultivable land upto 2 hectares. Its ambit was later expanded w.e.f. 01.06.2019 to cover all farmer families in the country irrespective of the size of their land holdings. Affluent farmers have been excluded from the scheme such as Income Tax payers in last assessment year, professionals like Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers, Chartered Accountants etc and pensioners pensioners drawing at least Rs.10,000/- per month (excluding MTS/Class IV/Group D employees). Special provisions have been made for the North-Eastern States where land ownership rights are community based, Forest Dwellers and Jharkhand, which does not have updated land records and restrictions on transfer of land.

 

For enrollment, the farmer is required to approach the local patwari / revenue officer / Nodal Officer (PM-Kisan) nominated by the State Government. Farmers can also do their self-registration through the Farmers Corner in the portal. Farmers can also edit their names in PM-Kisan database as per their Aadhaar database / card through the Farmers Corner in the portal. Farmers can also know the status of their payment through the Farmers Corner in the portal. Village-wise details of beneficiaries are also available on the Farmers Corner.

 

The Common Service Centres (CSCs) have also been authorized to do registration of the farmers for the Scheme upon payment of fees. The above facilities on Farmers Corner are also available through CSCs. The total number of beneficiaries expected to be covered under the Scheme is 14 crore on the basis of the Agriculture Census, 2015-16. Beneficiaries are entitled to their benefit from the 4-monthly period in which their name is registered by the State Nodal Officer (SNO) in the PM-Kisan Portal. The Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has also launched a 24×7 automated IVRS based helpline for status verification. Farmers can dial 1800-11-5526 or 155261 to know the status of their application. Besides, farmers can now reach out to the PM KISAN team on email pmkisan-ict@gov.in. State Governments are organizing camps periodically for the farmers to facilitate correction of application details. All installments falling due on or after 1st December, 2019 are being paid only on the basis of Aadhaar authenticated bank data of beneficiaries to ensure genuine beneficiaries and avoid duplicacy in payments, except in respect of the States of Assam and Meghalaya besides the UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh which are exempted from this requirement till 31.3.2020.

 

The Central Government has already released more than Rs. 50850 crores till now. Total number of beneficiaries to be covered under the scheme is about 14 crore, based on estimates of the Agriculture Census 2015-16. As on 20.02.2020, on the basis of the data of beneficiaries uploaded on the PM-Kisan web portal by the State/UT Governments 8.46 crores farmer families have been given the benefits. Statewise details are as given below:

 

BENEFICIARIES OF PM-KISAN AS ON 20-02-2020
STATES/UTs NUMBER OF FARMERS/FAMILIES
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 16,521
Andhra Pradesh 51,17,791
Bihar 53,60,396
Chandigarh 423
Chhattisgarh 18,80,822
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 10,462
Daman and Diu 3,466
Delhi 12,896
Goa 7,248
Gujarat 48,75,048
Haryana 14,55,118
Himachal Pradesh 8,72,175
Jammu and Kashmir 9,34,299
Jharkhand 14,36,023
Karnataka 49,12,445
Kerala 27,73,306
Lakshdweep –
Madhya Pradesh 55,19,575
Maharashtra 84,59,187
Odisha 36,28,657
Puducherry 9,736
Punjab 22,40,189
Rajasthan 52,04,520
Tamilnadu 35,34,527
Telangana 34,81,656
Uttar Pradesh 1,87,64,926
Uttarakhand 7,01,855
West Bengal –
Total (1) 8,12,13,267
NORTH EAST STATES
Arunachal Pradesh 50,823
Assam 27,04,200
Manipur 1,73,789
Meghalaya 70,236
Mizoram 67,540
Nagaland 1,70,334
Sikkim 1,372
Tripura 1,96,767
Total (2) 34,35,061
Grand Total (1+2) 8,46,48,328

 

A comprehensive Monitoring Mechanism has been put in place for effective implementation of the scheme. At the Centre a High Level Committee, comprising Union Ministers of Finance, Agriculture and Land Resources exists to make necessary modifications in the Scheme. A Review Committee at the National Level under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary with Secretaries of Department of Expenditure (DEA), Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), Land Resources and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) as members periodically reviews and monitors implementation of the scheme. The Central Project Monitoring Units (PMU) under JS-level CEO  monitors implementation and publicity etc of the scheme. At the States/UTs level, Nodal Department and PMUs constantly monitor implementation of the scheme  while there are State & District Level Monitoring Committees besides State and District Level Grievance Redressal Committees.

 

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Text of Prime Minister’s Inaugural Address at the First International Judicial Conference 2020, New Delhi

चीफ़ जस्टिस ऑफ इंडिया जस्टिस बोबड़े, कानून मंत्री रविशंकर प्रसाद जी, मंच पर उपस्थित सुप्रीम कोर्ट के न्यायाधीश गण, अटॉर्नी जनरल ऑफ इंडिया, इस कॉन्फ्रेंस में आए दुनिया के अन्य उच्च न्यायालयों के न्यायाधीश, भारत के सुप्रीम कोर्ट और हाइकोर्ट्स के सम्मानित Judges, अतिथिगण, देवियों और सज्जनों !!

दुनिया के करोड़ों नागरिकों को न्याय और गरिमा सुनिश्चित करने वाले आप सभी दिग्गजों के बीच आना, अपने आप में बहुत सुखद अनुभव है।

न्याय की जिस chair पर आप सभी बैठते हैं, वो सामाजिक जीवन में भरोसे और विश्वास का महत्वपूर्ण स्थान है।

आप सभी का बहुत-बहुत अभिनंदन !!!

साथियों,

ये कॉन्फ्रेंस, 21वीं सदी के तीसरे दशक की शुरुआत में हो रही है। ये दशक भारत सहित पूरी दुनिया में होने वाले बड़े बदलावों का दशक है। ये बदलाव सामाजिक, आर्थिक और तकनीकी, हर मोर्च पर होंगे।

ये बदलाव तर्क संगत होने चाहिए और न्यायसंगत भी होने चाहिए, ये बदलाव सबके हित में होने चाहिए, भविष्य की आवश्यकताओं को देखते हुए होने चाहिए, और इसलिए, Judiciary and The Changing World पर मंथन बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है।

साथियों, ये भारत के लिए बहुत सुखद अवसर भी है कि ये महत्वपूर्ण कॉन्फ्रेंस, आज उस कालखंड में हो रही है, जब हमारा देश, राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गांधी की 150वीं जन्मजयंति मना रहा है।

पूज्य बापू का जीवन सत्य और सेवा को समर्पित था, जो किसी भी न्यायतंत्र की नींव माने जाते हैं।

औऱ हमारे बापू खुद भी तो वकील थे, बैरिस्टर थे। अपने जीवन का जो पहला मुकदमा उन्होंने लड़ा, उसके बारे में गांधी जी ने बहुत विस्तार से अपनी आत्मकथा में लिखा है।

गांधी जी तब बंबई, आज के मुंबई में थे। संघर्ष के दिन थे। किसी तरह पहला मुकदमा मिला था लेकिन उन्हें कहा गया कि उस केस के ऐवज में उन्हें किसी को कमीशन देना होगा।

गांधी जी ने साफ कह दिया था कि केस मिले या न मिले, कमीशन नहीं दूंगा।

सत्य के प्रति, अपने विचारों के प्रति गांधी जी के मन में इतनी स्पष्टता थी।

और ये स्पष्टता आई कहां से?

उनकी परवरिश, उनके संस्कार और भारतीय दर्शन के निरंतर अध्ययन से।

Friends,

भारतीय समाज में Rule of Law सामाजिक संस्कारों का आधार रहा है।

हमारे यहां कहा गया है- ‘क्षत्रयस्य क्षत्रम् यत धर्म:’। यानि Law is the King of Kings, Law is supreme. हजारों वर्षों से चले आ रहे ऐसे ही विचार, एक बड़ी वजह हैं कि हर भारतीय की न्यायपालिका पर अगाध आस्था है।

साथियों,

हाल में कुछ ऐसे बड़े फैसले आए हैं, जिनको लेकर पूरी दुनिया में चर्चा थी।

फैसले से पहले अनेक तरह की आशंकाएं व्यक्त की जा रही थीं। लेकिन हुआ क्या? 130 करोड़ भारतवासियों ने न्यायपालिका द्वारा दिए गए इन फैसलों को पूरी सहमति के साथ स्वीकार किया। हजारों वर्षों से, भारत, न्याय के प्रति आस्था के इन्हीं मूल्यों को लेकर आगे बढ़ रहा है। यही हमारे संविधान की भी प्रेरणा बना है। पिछले वर्ष ही हमारे संविधान को 70 वर्ष पूरे हुए हैं।

संविधान निर्माता डॉक्टर बाबा साहब अंबेडकर ने कहा था-

“Constitution is not a mere lawyer’s document, it is a vehicle of life, and its spirit is always a spirit of age.”

इसी भावना को हमारे देश की अदालतों, हमारे सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने आगे बढ़ाया है।

इसी स्पिरिट को हमारी Legislature और Executive ने जीवंत रखा है।

एक दूसरे की मर्यादाओं को समझते हुए, तमाम चुनौतियों के बीच कई बार देश के लिए संविधान के तीनों Pillars ने उचित रास्ता ढूंढा है।

और हमें गर्व है कि भारत में इस तरह की एक समृद्ध परंपरा विकसित हुई है।

बीते पाँच वर्षों में भारत की अलग-अलग संस्थाओं ने, इस परंपरा को और सशक्त किया है।

देश में ऐसे करीब 1500 पुराने कानूनों को समाप्त किया गया है, जिनकी आज के दौर में प्रासंगिकता समाप्त हो रही थी।

और ऐसा नहीं है कि सिर्फ कानून समाप्त करने में तेजी दिखाई गई है।

समाज को मजबूती देने वाले नए कानून भी उतनी ही तेजी से बनाए गए हैं।

Transgender Persons के अधिकारों से जुड़ा कानून हो, तीन तलाक के खिलाफ कानून हो या फिर दिव्यांग-जनों के अधिकारों का दायरा बढ़ाने वाला कानून, सरकार ने पूरी संवेदनशीलता से काम किया है।

Friends,

मुझे खुशी है कि इस कॉन्फ्रेंस में Gender Just World के विषय को भी रखा गया है।

दुनिया का कोई भी देश, कोई भी समाज Gender Justice के बिना पूर्ण विकास नहीं कर सकता और ना ही न्यायप्रियता का दावा कर सकता है। हमारा संविधान Right to Equality के तहत ही Gender Justice को सुनिश्चित करता है।

भारत दुनिया के उन बहुत कम देशों में से एक है, जिसने स्वतंत्रता के बाद से ही महिलाओं को वोट देने का अधिकार सुनिश्चित किया। आज 70 साल बाद अब चुनाव में महिलाओं का ये Participation अपने सर्वोच्च स्तर पर है।

अब 21वीं सदी का भारत, इस Participation को दूसरे पहलुओं में भी तेज़ी से आगे बढ़ा रहा है।

बेटी बचाओ, बेटी पढ़ाओ जैसे सफल अभियानों के कारण पहली बार भारत के Educational Institutions में Girls Child का Enrolment, लड़कों से ज्यादा हो गया है।

इसी तरह सैन्य सेवा में बेटियों की नियुक्ति हो, फाइटर पाइलट्स की चयन प्रक्रिया हो, माइन्स में रात में काम करने की स्वतंत्रता हो, सरकार द्वारा अनेक बदलाव किए गए हैं।

आज भारत दुनिया के उन कुछ देशों में शामिल है जो देश की करियर वूमेन को 26 हफ्ते की Paid Leave देता है।

साथियों,

परिवर्तन के इस दौर में भारत नई ऊँचाई भी हासिल कर रहा है, नई परिभाषाएं गढ़ रहा है और पुरानी अवधारणाओं में बदलाव भी कर रहा है।

एक समय था जब कहा जाता था कि तेजी से विकास और पर्यावरण की रक्षा, एक साथ होना संभव नहीं है।

भारत ने इस अवधारणा को भी बदला है। आज जहां भारत तेजी से विकास कर रहा है, वहीं हमारा Forest Cover भी तेज़ी से Expand हो रहा है। 5-6 साल पहले भारत विश्व की 11वीं सबसे बड़ी अर्थव्यवस्था था। 3-4 दिन पहले ही जो रिपोर्ट आई है, उसके मुताबिक अब भारत विश्व की 5 वीं सबसे बड़ी अर्थव्यवस्था है।

यानि भारत ने ये करके दिखाया है कि Infrastructure के निर्माण के साथ-साथ Environment को भी सुरक्षित रखा जा सकता है।

साथियों,

मैं आज इस अवसर पर, भारत की न्यायपालिका का भी आभार व्यक्त करना चाहता हूं, जिसने विकास और पर्यावरण के बीच संतुलन की गंभीरता को समझा है, उसमें निरंतर मार्गदर्शन किया है।

अनेक Public Interest Litigations-PILs की सुनवाई के दौरान सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने भी पर्यावरण से जुड़े मामलों को नए सिरे से परिभाषित किया है।

साथियों,

आपके सामने न्याय के साथ ही, शीघ्र न्याय की भी चुनौती हमेशा से रही है। इसका एक हद तक समाधान टेक्नोलॉजी के पास है।

विशेषतौर पर Court के Procedural Management को लेकर इंटरनेट आधारित टेक्नॉलॉजी से भारत के Justice Delivery System बहुत लाभ होगा।

सरकार का भी प्रयास है कि देश की हर कोर्ट को e-court Integrated Mission Mode Project से जोड़ा जाए। National Judicial Data Grid की स्थापना से भी कोर्ट की प्रक्रियाएं आसान बनेंगी।

आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलीजेंस और मानवीय विवेक का तालमेल भी भारत में न्यायिक प्रक्रियाओं को और गति देगा। भारत में भी न्यायालयों द्वारा इस पर मंथन किया जा सकता है कि किस क्षेत्र में, किस स्तर पर उन्हें आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलीजेंस की सहायता लेनी है।

इसके अलावा बदलते हुए समय में Data Protection, Cyber Crime, जैसे विषय भी अदालतों के लिए नई चुनौती बनकर उभर रहे हैं। इन चुनौतियों को ध्यान में रखते हुए, ऐसे अनेक विषयों पर इस कॉन्फ्रेंस में गंभीर मंथन होगा, कुछ सकारात्मक सुझाव सामने आएंगे। मुझे विश्वास है कि इस कॉन्फ्रेंस से भविष्य के लिए अनेक बेहतर समाधान भी निकलेंगे।

एक बार फिर आप सभी को बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाओं के साथ मैं अपनी बात समाप्त करता हूं !! धन्यवाद !!!

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PM addresses International Judicial Conference

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the International Judicial Conference in New Delhi. Distinguished Judges of the Supreme Court as well as various High Courts, Eminent lawyers and delegates from overseas also took part in the Conference.

Cherishing his presence amongst the Judiciary which inspires trust and confidence to all the citizens of the World, the Prime Minister pointed out that the Judicial Conference is taking place at the beginning of the 3rd decade of the 21st Century.

The Prime Minister stressed that this is the decade of rapid changes not only in India but also the World. He said the changes are taking place in Social, Economic and Technological fields and that they should be based on logic, equitable justice. “Hence the topic of this conference, “Judiciary and The Changing World” is apt and significant”, he said. .

“The Conference is also happening at the same time when the country is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi”, he said.

Recalling how the Mahatma, refused his case a lawyer when had to pay commission to get it, the Prime Minister said that the Mahatma’s belief in honesty and service were owing to his upbringing and his study of the Indian traditions and culture.

Prime Minister said that India’s philosophy is based on the paradigm that “Law is King of Kings, Law is Supreme”.

He said it is the belief in this philosophy made all the 130 Crore Indians accept in a calm and peaceful manner, the recent judgements of the Judiciary.

Quoting Dr B R Ambedkar that “Constitution is not a mere lawyer’s document, it is a vehicle of life, and its spirit is always a spirit of age’, Prime Minister said that this sentiment has been carried forward by the courts of our country and kept alive by our Legislature and Executive.

“Understanding each other’s limitations, in the midst of all the challenges, many times the three Pillars of the Constitution have found the right path for the country. In the last five years, different institutions of India have strengthened this tradition”, he added.

The Prime Minister emphasized that about 1500 obsolete laws have been abolished in the country at a rapid pace and many new laws strengthening society have been enacted at the same pace.

The Prime Minister expressed his happiness that the theme of ‘Gender Just World’ has been introduced in this conference. “No country in the world, no society can make full development without Gender Justice, nor can it claim justice,” he said. PM listed the changes made by the Government for bringing about gender balance like the recruitment of daughters in military service, changes in the selection process of fighter pilots, and the freedom to work at night in the mines. He also highlighted that today, India is one of the few countries in the world that gives 26 weeks of Paid Leave to the country’s working women.

On this occasion, the Prime Minister thanked the judiciary for its balance between development and environment, and continued guidance in it. He added, India has shown that along with the creation of infrastructure, the environment can also be protected.

Emphasizing the need for technology to deliver speedy justice, the Prime Minister said the government has made an effort to connect every court of the country to the e-court Integrated Mission Mode Project. “The establishment of National Judicial Data Grid will also make court procedures easier,” he said. The synergy of artificial intelligence and human conscience will also give further impetus to judicial processes in India, he added.

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Text of PM’s speech at the inauguration of 1st Khelo India University Games

मंच पर उपस्थित ओडिशा के मुख्यमंत्री श्री नवीन पटनायक जी, केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल में मेरे सहयोगी श्री धर्मेंद्र प्रधान जी, श्री किरण रिजिजू जी, ओडिशा सरकार में मंत्री श्री अरुण कुमार साहु जी, श्री तुषारकांति बेहेरा जी और देशभर से आए युवा साथियों !!

मैं आपके साथ टेक्नॉलॉजी के माध्यम से जुड़ रहा हूं, लेकिन वहां जो माहौल है, जो उत्साह है, जो जुनून है, जो ऊर्जा है, उसको मैं अनुभव कर सकता हूं।

आज ओडिशा में नया इतिहास बना है। भारत के इतिहास में पहले खेलो इंडिया यूनिवर्सिटी गेम्स की शुरुआत आज से हो रही है।

ये भारत के खेल इतिहास में ऐतिहासिक पड़ाव तो है ही, भारत के खेलों के भविष्य के लिए भी एक बड़ा कदम है।

आज भारत दुनिया के उन देशों की लीग में शामिल हो गया है, जहां इस स्तर पर यूनिवर्सिटी गेम्स का आयोजन होता है।

ओडिशा की जनता और वहां की सरकार को इस आयोजन के लिए और देशभर से आए 3 हज़ार से अधिक युवा खिलाड़ियों को इन गेम्स के लिए बहुत-बहुत बधाई और शुभकामनाएं।

साथियों,

आने वाले दिनों में आपके सामने लक्ष्य 200 से ज्यादा गोल्ड मेडल जीतने का तो है ही, उससे भी अहम आपके अपने प्रदर्शन में सुधार, आपके खुद के सामर्थ्य को नई ऊंचाई देना है।

भुवनेश्वर में आप एक दूसरे से तो कंपीट कर ही रहे हैं, खुद से भी कंपीट कर रहे हैं।

याद रखिए, भुवनेश्वर में किया गया आपका परिश्रम, आपके सपनों को, आपके परिवार के सपनों को और भारत के सपनों को आगे बढ़ाएगा।

आपके सामने इस समारोह की Torch Bearer, दुती चंद जी जैसे अनेक प्रेरक व्यक्तित्व हैं। आप मेडल भी जीतें और देश को फिटनेस के लिए प्रेरित भी करें, इसी भाव के साथ मैदान में उतरना है।

साथियों,

आज का ये दिन सिर्फ एक टूर्नामेंट का आरंभ मात्र नहीं है, बल्कि भारत में खेल आंदोलन के अगले चरण की शुरुआत है।

खेलो इंडिया अभियान ने देश के कोने-कोने में खेलों के प्रति आकर्षण और युवा टैलेंट की पहचान में अहम भूमिका निभाई है।

स्कूली बच्चों के लिए होने वाले इस राष्ट्रव्यापी अभियान को अब एक स्तर आगे बढ़ाते हुए, यूनिवर्सिटी के लेवल पर शुरु किया गया है।

खेलो इंडिया अभियान से देश में क्या परिवर्तन आया है, ये गुवाहाटी में पिछले महीने देखने को मिला है।

साथियों,

साल 2018 में जब खेलो इंडिया गेम्स की शुरुआत हुई थी, तब इसमें 3500 खिलाड़ियों ने हिस्सा लिया था। लेकिन महज तीन वर्षों में खिलाड़ियों की संख्या 6 हजार से अधिक हो गई है, यानि लगभग दोगुनी।

सिर्फ संख्या ही नहीं बढ़ रही, खेल और खिलाड़ियों का स्तर, खेल इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर का स्तर भी निरंतर सुधर रहा है। इस साल खेलो इंडिया स्कूल गेम्स में  80 रिकॉर्ड टूटे, जिनमें से 56 रिकॉर्ड तो हमारी बेटियों के नाम रहे।

महत्वपूर्ण बात ये भी है कि इस अभियान के तहत जो प्रतिभा ऊपर आ रही है, वो गांव की है, छोटे शहरों की है, गरीब घरों की है, टीयर 3, टीयर 4 शहरों की है।

ये वो टैलेंट है जो कभी संसाधनों के अभाव में, Exposure के अभाव में आगे नहीं बढ़ पाता था।

अब इस टैलेंट को संसाधन भी मिल रहे हैं और कम उम्र में ही राष्ट्रीय स्तर का ये Exposure भी मिल रहा है।

 

 

साथियों,

बीते  5-6 वर्षों से भारत में Sports के Promotion और Participation के लिए ईमानदार प्रयास किए जा रहे हैं। टैलेंट की पहचान हो, ट्रेनिंग हो, या फिर चयन प्रक्रिया हो, हर तरफ ट्रांसपेरेंसी को प्रमोट किया जा रहा है। इसका परिणाम अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मुकाबलों में भारत के प्रदर्शन में भी देखने को मिल रहा है।

खेलो इंडिया अभियान तो युवा टैलेंट की पहचान का एक बड़ा माध्यम बना है। इसमें चुने गए युवा खिलाड़ियों को हर वर्ष लगभग सवा 6 लाख रुपए तक की मदद दी जाती है। इसके अलावा इनको देश की 100 से अधिक एकेडेमी में ट्रेनिंग दी जाती है। अभी तक करीब 3 हज़ार ऐसे खिलाड़ियों का चयन हो चुका है। हाल में एक खेलो इंडिया मोबाइल ऐप की भी शुरुआत की गई है।

इसी तरह ओलंपिक पोडियम स्कीम के तहत देश के प्रतिभाशाली खिलाड़ियों को उच्च स्तर के मुकाबलों के लिए तैयार किया जा रहा है। इस योजना के तहत अभी देश के करीब 100 शीर्ष एथलीट्स को सहायता दी जा रही है।

साथियों,

ये वो खिलाड़ी हैं जो टोक्यो ओलंपिक्स में हिस्सा लेने के लिए संभावित हैं। इस योजना का लाभ पाने वाले खिलाड़ियों ने कॉमनवेल्थ गेम्स, एशियन गेम्स, एशियन पैरा गेम्स, यूथ ओलंपिक्स जैसे मुकाबलों में 200 से अधिक पदक देश को दिलाए हैं। यही नहीं Meritorious Sportspersons के लिए आजीवन पेंशन का भी प्रावधान किया गया है।

साथियों,

खिलाड़ी अपना ध्यान सिर्फ अपने श्रेष्ठ प्रदर्शन पर लगाए, बाकी की चिंता देश कर रहा है। प्रयास ये है कि पढ़ाई के साथ-साथ खेल भी बढ़े और फिटनेस का लेवल भी ऊंचा हो। हमारा युवा खिलाड़ी हर प्रकार के करियर के लिए फिट रहे, इसके लिए राष्ट्रीय खेल युनिवर्सिटी जैसे संस्थान बनाए जा रहे हैं।

साथियों,

देश के युवाओं की फिटनेस हो या फिर International Sports में भारत की बुलंदी, इसके लिए हमें पूरे सामर्थ्य से प्रयास करना है।

अब मैं पहले खेलो इंडिया यूनिवर्सिटी गेम्स की शुरुआत की औपचारिक घोषणा करता हूं !!

आपको फिर से बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं

श्रीमान नवीन जी का, उड़ीसा सरकार का, इतने बड़े समारोह की योजना सिर पर लेने के लिए हृदय से धन्‍यवाद करता हूं, उनका अभिनंदन करता हूं और जय जगन्‍नाथ करते हुए, जगन्‍नाथ की कृपा के साथ हम जग जीतने के लिए निकल पड़ें, ये मेरी आप सबको बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं हैं।

बहुत-बहुत धन्‍यवाद।

वी.आर.आर.के./एस.एच/ एन.एस.

 

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PM inaugurates first Khelo India University Games

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Khelo India University Games today in Odisha via video link. Addressing on the occasion, Prime Minister said that today is not just the beginning of a tournament but the beginning of the next phase of the sports movement in India. Here you are not only competing with each other, but also with yourself.

“I am connected with you through technology, but I can experience the atmosphere the enthusiasm, the passion and the energy there. The first Khelo India University Games in India’s history are starting today in Odisha. This is a historic moment in India’s sports history. It is also a big step for the future of India’s sports”, Prime Minister said.

Prime Minister added that Khelo India campaign has played an important role in increasing interest towards sports and recognition of young talent in every corner of the country.When the Khelo India Games started in the year 2018, 3500 players took part in it. But in just three years the number of players has almost doubled to more than 6 thousand.

“This year, Khelo India Schools Games has broken 80 records. Out of which 56 records have been in the names of our daughters, our daughters have won, our daughters have done wonders. The important thing is that the talent coming up under this campaign is not from the big city, but from small towns”, Prime Minister said.

Prime Minister mentioned that since the past 5-6 years sincere efforts have been made for the promotion and participation of sports in India. Transparency is being promoted in identification of talent, training and selection process.

“These are the players who are likely to take part in the Tokyo Olympics. The players benefiting from this scheme have given more than 200 medals to the country in several sporting events such as Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Asian Para Games, Youth Olympics. In the coming days, the goal is to win more than 200 Gold medals, and more importantly to improve your own performance and to give new heights to your own potential”, Prime Minister said.

 

 

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Vice President felicitates three Padma Awardees from Telangana including the ace badminton player Ms PV Sindhu

The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today felicitated three Padma Awardees from Telangana – ace badminton player Ms PV Sindhu, innovative farmer Shri Chintala Venkat Reddy and well known Sanskrit and Telugu poet Shri Vijayasarathi Sribhashyam, at a function organized by Swarna Bharat Trust, Hyderabad today.

Ms Sindhu is a recipient of Padma Bhushan the other two were awarded Padma Shri by the government recently.

Speaking on the occasion, the Vice President lauded their achievements in their respective fields. The felicitation was meant to give inspiration to others to emulate these three Padma awardees. It is the recognition of their merit, Shri Naidu said and added that recognizing and respecting the talent is part of Indian culture.

Shri Naidu, who also inaugurated a medical camp expressed his concerns over the rising incidences of Non Communicable Diseases in the country and urged the doctors and the media to create awareness among the people, particularly the youngsters on the need of taking preventive measures.

He pointed out that sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy food habits were mainly responsible for NCDs and urged the youth to shun eating junk food and take up physical activity on daily basis to remain fit.

Observing that programs like Fit India, Yoga and Swachh Bharat Mission were meant to ensure good health and hygiene for all, Shri Naidu called upon the youth to adopt these programs and turn them into people’s movements.

He also stressed the need for living in harmony with nature and focus on water conservation efforts.

He urged the youth not to support those indulging in violence and asked them to develop a positive and constructive attitude in life. Quoting the three word mantra of ‘Reform-Perform-Transform’ given by the Prime Minister, Shri Naidu asked the youth to work towards the transformation of the country in all spheres.

On this occasion, certificates were also distributed to the trainees who completed their courses at Swarna Bharat Trust.

Chairman Swarna Bharat Trust, Shri Kamineni Srinivas and Hyderabad Chapter President of Swarna Bharat Trust, Shri Krishna Prasad were among those present on the occasion.

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